替 (tai3) — for; on behalf of in Cantonese
tai˗₃替Mandarin Pinyin: ti4
Meaning of 替
nounfor; on behalf of
nounneglect
noundecay; decline
nountake the place of; replace; substitute
Example Sentences with 替
leiˏ₅李lin˗₃連gitˍ₆杰douˉ¹都syun算geiˊ²幾sek˗₃錫san1,身,douˍ₆導yinˊ²演douˉ¹都bongˉ¹幫keoiˏ₅佢wanˊ²搵maaiˎ₄埋tai˗₃替sanˉ¹身laa˗₃啦
Jet Li takes pretty good care of himself, his movie director even found a stand-in for him.
maiˉ¹咪zouˍ₆做ngoˏ₅我tai˗₃替sei2.死。
Don't be my fall guy.
keoiˏ₅佢deiˍ₆哋soengˊ²想wanˊ²搵go˗₃個tai˗₃替sei2.死。
They want to find a scapegoat.
mˎ₄唔soengˊ²想zouˍ₆做tai˗₃替sei2.死。
I don't want to be the scapegoat.
keoiˏ₅佢zouˍ₆做ngoˏ₅我tai˗₃替seiˊ²死gwai2.鬼。
He's acting as my scapegoat.
Words Containing 替
替死鬼tai3 sei2 gwai2
fall guy; scapegoat
世代交替sai3 doi6 gaau1 tai3
alternation of generations
替天行道tai3 tin1 hang4 dou6
take retribution into one's own hands; right a wrong (in the place of the authorities)
取替ceoi2 tai3
replace; exchange for; to substitue for
代替者doi6 tai3 ze2
a substitute
替代tai3 doi6
to replace; to substitute for
代替doi6 tai3
to substitute; substitute
更替gang1 tai3
to take over (from one another); to alternate; to replace; to relay
接替zip3 tai3
replace, take over (a position or post)
替換tai3 wun6
to exchange; to interchange; to take the place of; to substitute for; to replace; to switch; to displace; to shift
替工tai3 gung1
temporary substitute worker
交替gaau1 tai3
to replace; to substitute; in turn; alternately
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